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Research Funds Were Made Available in 2008

On behalf of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness research funds were made available in the year 2008 for projects relating to prevention of blindness.

ISPB 2008 Approved Research Grants

Guideline fact sheet - Research Project 2008

Grants up to $5000

The maximum amount per grant will not exceed $5,000

Priority given to newer investigators: including medical and optometric students, residents & assistant professors; departments of ophthalmology & optometry

• Funds will NOT be provided for major equipment or indirect costs
• Funds will NOT be used for institutional overhead and/or salaries
• Only projects within the State of Illinois will be considered.

Each research proposal must include:

• the purpose of the project
• a budget and general plan for the expenditure of funds
• the time frame of the project
• a brief curriculum vitae of the principal investigator
• approval of the project from your Institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or your Animal Care Committee, at the time of submission, if appropriate,
• in addition to the formal wording or your grant proposal, please include a SHORT paragraph (4 or 5 sentences) describing your project suitable for lay understanding
• Signatures of all researchers and supervisory personnel
• Please provide the original proposal and ten copies.

Sponsored by:
Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Professional Committee, Jim McKechnie
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606

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